Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)
Ruo Yi hadn’t expected that after her words, the once fierce little maid would deflate like a pricked balloon.
And then she started to sob.
Seeing Loki’s tearful and pitiable appearance, Ruo Yi suddenly felt an urge to tease her.
For some reason, she felt a strong sense of closeness to Loki, not like affection, but as if they were related by blood. Loki was like her own sister.
It was a feeling second only to what she felt from Xi Wei.
This made her unable to resist sniffing Loki’s cheek and neck.
The cloud-like fox tail behind her wagged happily.
So, under Loki’s confused gaze, Ruo Yi, with a teasing smile, gently kissed her fair and tender cheek.
“You… what are you doing…”
Before Loki could finish speaking, her small mouth was pecked by Ruo Yi’s red lips:
“Loki, you’ve kissed Lord Xi Wei so many times, right? I want to properly taste where Lord Xi Wei has kissed too…”
As Ruo Yi spoke, she pecked Loki’s face and lips twice more.
She felt that Loki was like a delicious little cake, she couldn’t get enough of her.
“You… you…”
“Hehe~ Your neck has also been kissed by Lord Xi Wei… *Mwah*… *Smack*…”
“I…”
Loki was so flustered by Ruo Yi’s bizarre actions that she could barely speak.
Her eyes held tears, and she glared angrily at the unrestrained fox-eared girl.
The blush that had only been on her face spread everywhere, and soon her whole body turned rosy pink, a result of being angered by the fox-eared girl.
But she was just a weak healer, unable to escape the clutches of Ruo Yi, the swordswoman. She could only clench her small face and shout indignantly, “Are you a pervert!!!”
(PS: I don’t think a normal person would consider this yuri, and this plot only happens once. Some readers have already complained, and I don’t understand, but I’m going to build up my defenses to avoid anyone forcefully interpreting this as yuri. In fact, this kind of interaction is common between female best friends. If you can’t stand it, you can abandon the story; there’s nothing I can do.)
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“Why do I feel like I heard Loki’s scream?”
Xi Wei, sitting in his office, muttered in confusion. Logically, it shouldn’t be possible to hear it. The floor he was on and the conference hall downstairs were both soundproofed with the best materials.
It must be his imagination.
Xi Wei thought this, mainly because he had been a bit too tired lately, worrying about too many things, rushing around without proper rest.
But now was a time for a moment of leisure!
“System, I want to draw a prize!”
“Ding! Daily Villain Mission completed, Plot Kill Mission completed. Received Fate Chain x1. Now drawing mission rewards for the host.”
“Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining unit: Undead Necromancer x20… Ding, this draw is a critical hit! Obtained unit reward: Terrifying Phantom Rider x10.”
“Rewards are being deployed. Please prepare, host!!”
As soon as Xi Wei heard the system say “Rewards are being deployed,” he had a bad feeling. He couldn’t help but look up at his ceiling.
Could it be that this time they would come from the sky?
Xi Wei held his breath and waited quietly.
After a moment of silence in the room, a cold wind suddenly blew outside the window. The sunset, which had been peeking out, had just sunk below the horizon at that moment.
Darkness descended…
“Hiss… ahhhhaaa—”
This was the murmur of the dead, sounding right by Xi Wei’s ear, accompanied by the sound of hooves approaching from afar.
The decaying aura of the undead, like an endless black smoke, crept into Xi Wei’s room amidst the howling night wind.
Soon, these black smokes condensed together, forming a team of tall knights clad in heavy armor.
They were hidden behind black helmets, their cold, bluish undead ghost fires burning calmly.
Their powerful and majestic bodies were covered in what appeared to be extremely heavy skeletal armor, and in their hands, they held long swords shrouded in black death energy.
The skeletal warhorses beneath them were also armored, and their ghost-fire-like eyes sent chills down one’s spine.
Unlike Hellfire Lord Sark.
These Terrifying Phantom Riders stood silently after their appearance.
If it weren’t for the constantly flickering ghost fires, one might have thought they were a group of statues.
It was quite fitting for undead, who are usually more action and less talk.
“Undead Knights? No, these are not the Undead Knights of the Cain Continent… The Undead Knights of the Cain Continent are not this strong; they are just a skeleton riding a bone warhorse…”
Xi Wei observed the silent team of Terrifying Phantom Riders in front of him and muttered to himself, opening their information panel thoughtfully:
【Name: Terrifying Phantom Rider】
【Identity: Undead】
【Strength: Sky Knight Level 51 (51-60)】
【Skills: Undead Constitution (Passive), Fatal Strike, Resurrection of the Dead, Nightmare Descent (Passive)】
【Equipment: Trembler Heavy Armor (Master) (Undead Exclusive), Wailing Necro-Sword (Master) (Undead Exclusive)】
【Details:
Undead Constitution: Immune to mental magic and poisons. Takes 30% more damage from Light elemental attacks, and 30% less damage from Physical attacks.
Fatal Strike: Attack has a chance to trigger instant death. The higher the target’s level compared to the Terrifying Phantom Rider, the lower the chance.
Resurrection of the Dead: Gains one chance to revive after being killed for the first time.
Nightmare Descent: They are the embodiment of fear. Weak creatures will be terrified and unable to move just by seeing them.】
【Undead Faction Reputation: 0 (They were unknown warriors in life and unsung heroes in death. They died in silence and awakened in silence. They are the harbingers of fear, the avatars of doom. Where they go, death follows.)】
【Kolon Empire Reputation: 1 (These powerful undead will be driven by you.)】
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Xi Wei stared at the Terrifying Phantom Riders’ panels for a moment, because as units, they were already incredibly formidable. The issue was how to explain these undead creatures.
The Minotaurs could be explained as being recruited, the Hellfires as constructs, but what about the undead?
A human lord recruiting undead?
Don’t be ridiculous. If the Church of Light, which was constantly fighting undead in the Undead Desert, found out, they could send an Archangel to smite Xi Wei in an instant.
They were strong, undoubtedly, but also a very hot potato.
This power could not be displayed openly for now. Before he transformed from Lord of Eagle Territory to King of Eagle Territory, it was best to use them covertly, and never let them be exposed to the Church of Light.
After pondering for a long time, Xi Wei carefully examined these Terrifying Phantom Riders. He found that apart from the undead horses being rather obvious, the heavily armored figures themselves were not easily identifiable as undead creatures.
As for the decaying aura of the undead, that couldn’t be masked. However, as long as they weren’t from the Church of Light, people wouldn’t be overly sensitive to the stench of the undead.
Therefore, Xi Wei decided to find someone to craft horse helmets for them tomorrow, to completely encase the Terrifying Phantom Riders’ warhorses from all angles. The eye positions would also be covered with steel plates, and the undead knights on them would wear hoods and cloaks.
This way, they wouldn’t be recognizable.
Anyway, these undead didn’t rely on their eyes to see, so covering them wouldn’t affect them.
What did concern Xi Wei was that the systems had marked the Terrifying Phantom Riders’ equipment in red as “Undead Exclusive.” Was this to prevent him, Xi Wei, from stripping their gear?
Was Xi Wei such a shameless person?
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By the time Xi Wei had hidden the Terrifying Phantom Riders in the castle’s warehouse, it was completely dark.
He hummed a little tune and leisurely returned to his room, only to find the little maid Loki standing dazed at the door.
The little maid’s eyes were red, tears still lingering in her watery orbs, and her delicate pretty face was filled with a wronged expression.
Her fluffy tail and ears drooped, fully conveying her unhappiness.
Loki had just returned from Mrs. Chris’s place, handing Ashilia, who had already changed into specially made clothes, over to Ruo Yi for supervision.
Then she had rushed to find Xi Wei.
Along the way, she had already been comforted by Ruo Yi, but when she reached Xi Wei’s floor, she suddenly felt more and more wronged and angry. She couldn’t help but start shedding tears again.
While shedding tears, she mumbled aggrievedly:
“Clearly… clearly Loki was here first…”
“Loki, what’s wrong? Why aren’t you going in?”
Loki heard Xi Wei’s voice and turned around blankly.
The moment she saw Xi Wei, the tears that had been falling little by little began to pour out in large drops.
Crying, she rushed into Xi Wei’s arms like a returning swallow, burying her small face in his chest, her slender hands clenching his waist tightly, her voice trembling with a tearful plea:
“Mas… Master, Loki… Loki wants to have a baby with Master!!”
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PS: [科普] (You can skip this)
When a fallen paladin who makes no attempt at atonement dies, dark powers can transform this once mortal knight into a hideous undead creature.
A Death Knight is a skeletal warrior clad in horrifying plate armor.
Beneath their helmets, a malevolent glow can be seen burning in the eye sockets of the knight’s skull.
[Unholy Power] Death Knights retain the ability to cast divine spells, but their magic cannot be used for healing.
They can attract and command lesser undead creatures, and Death Knights who serve powerful fiends will also have some fiendish followers.
Death Knights often ride skeletal warhorses or nightmares as mounts.
[Awaiting Redemption]
Death Knights can reappear after being destroyed. Only when they have atoned for their sins or received redemption can they truly escape their undead purgatory and find true peace.
[Undead Nature]
Death Knights do not require air, food, or sleep.
– From the “Bestiary of the Cain Continent”
